Japan Deaf Beach Volleyball Association

Name

Japan Deaf Beach Volleyball Association

Legal name

一般人社団日本デフビーチバレーボール協会

Website

https://japanbeach.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Federation / Disability Sports Association Services

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability & Adaptive Sport Governing Bodies (Paralympic & Sport-Specific) (MPAKAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

National Governing Bodies (NGBs) (MPAKAFAC)

Keywords

• Deaf beach volleyball
• Sports federation services
• Deaflympics team selection
• Adaptive sports events
• Athlete development programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Oita

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Japan Deaf Beach Volleyball Association is a nonprofit general incorporated association that organizes and governs deaf beach volleyball in Japan. It runs national championships, international friendship tournaments, training camps (including high-altitude programs), and manages Japanese national team selection and preparation for the Deaflympics and World Deaf Beach Volleyball Championships.

Product overview

The Japan Deaf Beach Volleyball Association (DBVA) is a general incorporated association (IPs) that serves as the governing body for deaf beach volleyball in Japan. The organization operates as a member-based sports federation rather than a technology product company. Its service portfolio spans event organization (national championships, international friendship tournaments, Japan Masters tournaments), athlete development (training camps, high-altitude training at Otaki/Nagori Highland Training Center, Deaf athlete development projects), outreach (school visit programs, sitting beach volleyball体验会), Deaflympics team selection and support, sports consultation services, and the Kodomo no TaiSO Project for child health promotion. The DBVA hosts recurring events including the All-Japan Deaf Beach Volleyball Championship, the International Friendship Tournament series (now in its 8th edition), and the Deaf Beach Volleyball Japan Masters. No technology product, software platform, or SaaS offering was identified in the source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• All-Japan Deaf Beach Volleyball Championship (全日本デフビーチバレーボール選手権) Annual national championship tournament for deaf beach volleyball athletes in Japan; the 2025 edition was held on October 11, 2025 at Omori Furusato no Hamabe Park.
• International Deaf Beach Volleyball Friendship Tournament (国際親善大会) Recurring international friendly tournament series hosting national deaf beach volleyball teams; the 8th edition was held in June 2025 at the Festival Plaza beach court.
• Deaf Beach Volleyball Japan Masters Tournament Japan Masters-level deaf beach volleyball tournament held in conjunction with commemorative and regional Masters Games events.
• Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics National Team Candidate Selection Trials

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• 公益財団法人JKA (JKA)minorOthersJKA (Keirin Judo Athletics) is a public interest incorporated foundation that supports the association's sports programs through grant funding.
• 日本スポーツ振興センター (Japan Sport Council / Japan Sports Promotion Center)minorOthersThe Japan Sport Council provides sports promotion support and grant funding to the association's athlete development and competition programs.
• 公益社団法人日本параスポーツ協会 (Japan Para Sports Association)minorOthersSupports the association's para sports initiatives, particularly the regional parasports promotion projects that include sitting beach volleyball events.
• 公益財団法人全日本ろうあ連盟 (Japan Federation of the Deaf)minorOthersThe Japan Federation of the Deaf is a key collaborating organization for Deaf sports in Japan. Its理事长 Ishino Fukushichiro and Sports Committee Chairman Ota Yosuke provided official comments on the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics host city announcement.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Polish Deaf Sports Federation / Poland Deaf Beach Volleyball: Poland is a leading national deaf beach volleyball program that has competed directly against Japan at the 4th World Deaf Beach Volleyball Championships in Słupsk (2021) and at DBVA's International Friendship Tournaments. It is the most direct competitive peer in deaf beach volleyball.
• German Deaf Sports Federation (DGS / Deutscher Gehörlosen-Sportverband): Germany's national deaf sports federation, which has participated in DBVA's International Friendship Tournament in 2019 and is one of the leading national deaf beach volleyball programs. It is directly comparable as a European national peer in the same niche.

Others

• Japan Sports Promotion Center (JSC / 日本スポーツ振興センター): A national sports promotion body that provides grant funding to DBVA. It is comparable as a key institutional funder and ecosystem participant in Japan's competitive and disability sports infrastructure.
• JKA (Keirin Judo Athletics, 公益財団法人JKA): A public interest incorporated foundation that supports DBVA's programs through grant funding from keirin/auto-racing proceeds. It is comparable as a specialized sports-funding body providing capital to niche sports federations like DBVA.

Regional players

• US Deaf Sports Federation: The U.S. national federation governing deaf sports, including beach volleyball. It is comparable as a national deaf-sport federation but operates in a different geographic market, making it a regional rather than direct competitor to DBVA.
• Australian Deaf Sports Federation: Australia's national deaf sports body and participant in DBVA's first International Friendship Tournament in 2018. It is comparable as a fellow national deaf sports federation in the Asia-Pacific region.

Broad incumbents

• ICSD (International Committee of Sports for the Deaf): The international governing body that sanctions the Deaflympics and World Deaf Championships. ICSD is comparable as the apex federation in the deaf-sport ecosystem in which DBVA operates and competes, including for the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics award decision.
• Japan Volleyball Association (JVA / 日本バレーボール協会): Japan's National Governing Body for all volleyball disciplines, including beach volleyball. JVA is comparable as a national volleyball federation, with which DBVA shares the sport category, national team management duties, and Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics integration points.
• Japan Federation of the Deaf (日本ろうあ連盟): The umbrella national organization for deaf people in Japan and a key collaborator of DBVA. It is a comparable deaf-community organization operating at a broader (multi-sport, multi-issue) scale, providing institutional context for how a deaf sports association engages with the wider Japanese deaf community.
• Japan Para Sports Association (日本パラスポーツ協会): Japan's national organization for Paralympic and disability sports. DBVA has a formal partnership with it for regional parasports promotion including sitting beach volleyball, making it a directly comparable disability-sport federation partner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DBVA-2065541733701099

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Japan Deaf Beach Volleyball Association